West Nile fever in Europe in 2018 - human cases compared to previous seasons, updated 16 November
In 2018, as of 15 November 2018, EU Member States have reported 1 491 human cases in Italy (569), Greece (309), Romania (277), Hungary (214), Croatia (53), France (25), Austria (20), Bulgaria (15), the Czech Republic (5), Slovenia (3) and Cyprus (1). EU neighbouring countries reported 557 human cases in Serbia (415), Israel (128) and Kosovo* (14). To date, 171 deaths due to West Nile virus infection have been reported by Greece (45), Italy (42), Romania (42), Serbia (35), Kosovo* (3), Bulgaria (2), the Czech Republic (1) and Hungary (1).
During the current transmission season, 279 outbreaks among equids have been reported by Italy (145), Hungary (91), Greece (15), France (13), Spain (7), Austria (2), Romania (2), Germany (2), Slovenia (1) and Portugal (1).
